The Mediating Role of Felt Obligation in the Relation between Open Book Management and Climate Change Mitigation among Nurses

Background: Open book management emphasizes open information sharing without bureaucratic or dominant constraints. It supports nurses’ behaviors, encourages autonomous thinking, fosters creativity and builds a positive work atmosphere where nurses feel obligated and committed to their organization for mitigating climate change. Aim: Assess the mediating role of felt obligation in the relation between open book management and climate change mitigation among nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational study design was employed. Setting: El Mehalla El Kobra General Hospital, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. Subjects: a stratified random sample (280) of nurses were selected. Tools: Three tools were used: Open Book Management, Felt Obligation, and Climate Change Mitigation Questionnaires. Results: Most (88.2%) nurses had a moderate perception level about open book management and nearly two-thirds (63.9%) of them reported a high level of felt obligation. Over half (50.4%) of nurses had a high level of total perception of climate change mitigation and more than thirty (32.9%) had a moderate level. Conclusion: Felt obligation partially mediates the relation between open book management and climate change mitigation. Recommendation: Continuously engaging nurses in training programs about open book management and climate change mitigation. Providing a supportive work environment that values recognition, fair workload distribution, and professional development opportunities to foster nurses’ sense of obligation